May Fools
- Miou Miou - Camille
- Michel Piccoli: Milou
- Michel Duchaussoy: George
- Bruno Carette: Grimaldi
- Paulette Dubost: Madame Vieuzac
- Harriet Walter: Lily
- Martine Gautier: Adele
- Rozenne Le Tallec: Marie -Laure
- Dominique Blanc: Claire
- Valérie Lemercier: Madame Boutelleau
A comedy in May ( Milou en May) is a film by Louis Malle from 1990, which was in Château du Calaoue, Gers, rotated.
Action
As the elderly Madame Vieuzac dies in the southern French province of May 1968, travels to her family for burial. Since strike the gravedigger as a result of the general strike, the family is forced to stay longer than planned. Agitated by scant information from the radio and later to shock nephew, who reports on the events in Paris, you think you are in the anarchy and consider how to design the future under these conditions.
Through a speech de Gaulle, the general strike is ended, the gravediggers do their work and family members from traveling.
Criticism
- Reclam's movie guide: " Louis Malle has created a warm and worldly-wise comedy in which images and moods are as important as arguments, in which the unspoken is often best to understand. With gentle irony, he observed the civil survivors, who suffer through the few messages in a repeatedly failing radio a rollercoaster of emotions. "
- Encyclopedia of the International film: "A cheerful, melancholy comedy of manners that captures nuances and with a fine sense moods and sensations. Between gentle melancholy and subtle serenity mourns Louis Malle both to the downfall of an upper middle class lifestyle as well as to the pre-programmed failure of the utopia of rebellious youth. "
- Prism online: " Louis Malle created a cheerful and melancholic social comedy about the failure of a revolt that moved an entire country and in disorder for a few hours and the daily life of an upper class family. Malle shows an ironic image of the French bourgeoisie with a plethora of good and funny ideas ( wonderful: the attempt by the company, free love to practice ), but also a little melancholy because of the rebellious time the late 60s has remained little. A compelling, often subtle, sometimes crudely sarcastic comedy with brilliant performers. "
Awards
In the category of Best Foreign Language Film Director Malle won 1990 A comedy in May the David di Donatello. In addition, Dominique Blanc won the 1991 César Award for Best Supporting Actress.